Official account of the Dutch #jungian writer, #author of the international #bestselling #darkfantasy series, #VivianAmberville® Creator of a new genre (NEON SCIENCE-FICTION). Narrative consultant for #videogames.💙📚
Linktree: louiseblackwick.bio.link
My fellow Weavers and Chaos Weavers,
"Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos" finally releases today, in all formats & for all markets!
Info: www.patreon.com/posts/124992736
Vivian Amberville® is a bestselling EPIC DARK FANTASY book series about a girl with the power to twist reality.💙📚 #booksky
My 2026 book signing tour is officially over, and oh lordie, did I have an absolute blast this year! 💙📚
Thank you all who came to see me this year! Warm thanks if you also purchased one of my novels. I hope my writing didn't traumatize you too much.🤭
I'll be in Breda next, if you want to say hi.🥰
Jump into the Abyss by Louise Blackwick is a creepy #shortstory full of visceral discomfort and #horror. Definitely one that will stick with me. #BookSky 💙📚
@louiseblackwick.com
I got a wee surprise for y'all today! An odd little short-story titled "The Spirit of Sulphur".🤗
This tale (& others) will feature in my upcoming anthology "Stories from the Backrooms of Reality".
Free for all on my Patreon (no sign-up needed).
Enjoy reading! 💙📚
www.patreon.com/louiseblackw...
Knowing what I know now about Louise Blackwick books, I shudder to think the "decorative skull" the robots are carrying around with them is actually a real human skull. 😱💀
I wasn't always a full time #author with several successful books in print. (1/11)
Truth be told, I failed 100x more than I succeeded.
But some of the projects I worked on have paved the way to the artist and writer I am today.
Here's a quick timeline of some of my projects:
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#FF (I know it's Taco Tuesday but DAMMIT!) @louiseblackwick.com
The advantages to living in the same country as a revered and loved author? Next day delivery! And I gotta say, the smell from the box it came in reminds me of tarot cards and a dang good time!
Welp, I guess I've bitten the bullet & hauled my shy, awkward, introverted arse in front of a camera.😶🌫️💀
Watch the full & uncut (1 hour 20 min) author interview here: www.patreon.com/posts/139192...
I also included a downloadable audio-only version if you'd rather not look at my uggo mug. O__,._o💙📚
A while back, I've created an Indie Game Developers Mega Starter Pack as a way of organizing my professional network & keeping track of my fav #gamedevs & #indiedevs on Bluesky.
That Starter Pack is full, so I created part 2. If you wish to be included, kingly drop me a line!♥️👾
go.bsky.app/Pec2oKM
Yesterday I had the extreme honour & privilege to meet & hangout with legendary Game Developer David Fox @davidbfox.com of LucasArts renown: #ZakMckracken, #ManiacMansion, #MonkeyIsland, #IndianaJones & the talented Annie Fox @anniefox.com in Helmond, NL
Thank you for making my childhood magical!♥️🥰
10) THE BOOK OF CHAOS (11/11)
- my most successful & most complex book to date.
- has 16 subplots, 9 fully-fledged fictional languages, 200+ characters, 20+ magic systems & 8 time loops (one a quintuple timeloop, the other a trifecta)
- if Harry Potter was written by H.P Lovecraft & Sanderson.💙📚
5) THE WEAVER OF ODDS (6/11)
- my debut novel, 1st in the Vivian Amberville dark fantasy book series.
- it follows a girl called Vivian whose thoughts can control odds & twist the very fabric of reality.
- this story ended up being a huge success & kick-started my professional writing career.💙📚
Some of you wanted to see what became of my clay art project.🤗
Here's my 1st attempt at building a Darkthing - an eldritch voidspawn from the #VivianAmberville universe.💙📚
Darkthings have no eyes or smell, but are drawn to the light of human consciousness. They live in the #backrooms of reality.
My first attempt at building a Darkthing* - an eldritch voidspawn from the #VivianAmberville universe.💙📚
Just a skeleton, for now. His disturbing flesh will soon follow!😄
*Darkthings dwell in the Abyss, in the backrooms of reality, beyond the Dark Door (the door between Life & Death in the series)
Time travel is the easy part. The difficult part is waiting in line behind all your future selves, trying to undo mistakes you haven’t even made yet. 💙📚
#vivianamberville#timeloops#cosmichorror#darkfantasy
Welp, every now and again, if it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing... 👀💙📚
#writing#epic#darkfantasy#cosmichorror#timeloops#pocketrealities#magicsystems
My #Gamescom agenda is officially booked!🫡
I also realize - too late - a lot of you only know me as "that one Dutch author who sold millions of books".
So here's more things about me in case we cross paths in Köln:
linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Also: HUGE things are coming.
See you all there!❤️🥰
Here are some more progress pics for the #bookcover of "Vivian Amberville - The Empire of Sand" (3rd book in the upcoming #darkfantasy series)💙📚
Everything you see was hand-drawn by yours truly (no AI)
Tools: pen, paper & Wacom tablet
I still got a very long way to go qua linework & colouring.😊🤞
By the way, here's the #conceptart I made for "Vivian Amberville - The Empire of Sand" (vol 3) book cover.
Obviously, it's still rough around the edges and needs a lot of detail work, but I'd still appreciate some thoughts.
#vivianamberville#darkfantasy#bookcover#conceptart#pencilsketch
I had an absolute blast at INDIGO this year!
As a #jungian#writer & newcomer to the #gameindustry it was awe-inspiring to meet so many talented people, and learn about the creative work they do for the #indiegames & #gamedev community!🧡👾
Quick rundown of INDIGO in my LinkedIn post: bit.ly/4vv26Ko
#FunFact #2
In #VivianAmberville 's #darkfantasy book universe, a group of people called "WEAVERS" have perfected the art of "Weaving subtle Threads of influence into the fabric of reality"
By using a giant cosmic loom - The Pattern of Threads - Weavers strive to bring balance to cosmic reality💙📚
A couple more amateur digital paintings (no AI) I've hand-sketched sometime between 2016-2020.
Each one of these 4 projects depict a specific scene from "The Weaver of Odds"- 1st in the #VivianAmberville epic #darkfantasy series
Info: www.vivianamberville.com#art#booksky#bestseller#digitalart
This is, by far, the silliest promo video I've ever shot.🫣
If we never met before, my name is Louise Blackwick: a fantasy/sci-fi author based in the Netherlands.✒️📖
I'm mostly known as the author of the #VivianAmberville fantasy series & the creator of NEON SCIENCE-FICTION.
Please don't meme me! 💀
I had an amazing day on set today. 🥰 We just wrapped up filming episode 9 & we are prepping to shoot the 10th (and final) episode.
In season 1, I got to meet my interdimensional doppelgängers & explore the vast fantasy world of my novels.
I can't wait to unleash this wacky show upon the world! 💙📚
This is surreal! For the 1st time in my entire 12y long writing career, I got fanmail! 🫢😮😭
Thank you all for wishing me a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" today & for your many letters, plushies, Tshirts & fancy cups.
Couldn't fit the "indie game posters", but those go str8 to my writing room. I am overwhelmed!😭
These incredible books by @louiseblackwick.com arrived today! Each book is signed along with a very cool message. A wee selection of goodies was included that I wasn't expecting 😃
I'll save one of the teas for the start of each book.
Thanks, Louise! I'm going to enjoy these 😎 💙 🖖
My fellow Weavers & Chaos Weavers,
This February, we finally wrap up filming "Louise Blackwick vs. the Algorithm" - a funny, tongue-in-cheek Youtube show where I meet versions of myself from parallel realities.
Editing & post-production will behind shortly. 🎥
Hope you'll tune in when it's out! 🥰❤️
The Book of Chaos remained locked, determined to guard its secrets. Across its Shadowhide covers was the same riddle as always, hollowed out in black Ink:
“Open me with the handle on the inside.
I guard the only purpose of your existence”
#louiseblackwick#vivianamberville#darkfantasy 💙📚 #booksky
Had a lovely time yesterday at @eckhardischebeck.bsky.social'sopening Art Exposition (#Kulturbahnhof Hiltrup, near Münster, Germany) 🥳🎉
Meanwhile, my #BookSigning Tour around Europe continues! 💙📚 If you happen to spot me in your city, don't hesitate to say hi! 🥰❤️
#writingcommunity#louiseblackwick
Fun fact #3: in my previous career, I did some work in Cryptography (encrypting & decrypting written messages/cyphertext)
Since #cryptography is still a pretty big passion of mine, I've hidden lots of "secret messages" throughout all my books.
The LARGEST SECRET of all still remains undiscovered💙📚
Blimey, Georgie did an excellent job remastering my original artwork for Bloodeater. (Vivian Amberville's trademark "thought-made-flesh" weapon).🗡️🤩
She even added the creepy red & black veins & swollen capillaries that take over your arm when holding #Bloodeater! 💙📚
#vivianamberville#DarkFantasy
Cor, thank you! I'm not familiar with the weapon you mentioned. But my whole Vivian Amberville darkfantasy series is written like a DnD campaign.
The protag has a 24-sided die that she rolls & "reality itself" shows her clues hidden within the numbers. I've even been working on designing a DnD set.
This is for all the 3 people who wanted to see the luxury hardcover/hardback versions of "The Book of Chaos" & "The Weaver of Odds" (+a sneak peek into my kitchen).😶🌫️
Both endpapers & headbands match the cover highlights (red & orange, respectively). Dunno who needed this info, but there you are!🙃
Welp, I guess I'm here now. \o_,__O/
Super new here, so please feel free to drop me a word & tell me something about yourself.
Show me that cool thing you've been working on!
Ok, I'll start: I'm a full time English writer based in the Netherlands.
PS: This goes without saying, but I follow back.
If you thought "The Weaver of Odds" was trippy...the magic system of "Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos" is going to be absolutely insane!
Can't wait for you to meet the "Chaos Weavers" a.k.a. The Crimson Cloaks.
Add it to Goodreads shelf: bit.ly/2UX1pbJ
Pre-order: bit.ly/494Jwig#darkfantasy
#bookreview
Vivian Amberville - The Weaver of Odds by @louiseblackwick.com
5/5 A complex plot which is easy to delve into due to the author’s incredible descriptive skills and unique style of writing. www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1F1L...#Fantasybooks#PleaseShare#Books#writerslift
Meet the alchemy engine through which I craft my stories: MY WRITING DESK.💙📚
Every displayed item has its own history. Except the whiteboard. That bit is merely necessary to craft the best puzzlebox mysteries.
Fellow creatives, do you have a special nook of your own? What's your #writingdesk like?
Showcasing only the FIRST page & the LAST page of my epic #darkfantasy novel (+ #cosmichorror) "Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos" 💙📚
Not sure whether you can deduce anything about the story from it, but oh well.😅
If any fellow #authors feel up to the challenge, show us your 1st & last page!♥️🥰
Just finished reading "Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos" by @louiseblackwick.com & I am shooketh!😮
Hands-down THE BEST DARK FANTASY STORY I've experienced (including all films, tv series & games). Nothing comes close to this epicness by a longshot. 💙📚
Reading book 1 not obligatory, but helps.
Explore a new dark fantasy world, where reality itself can be altered & history can be rewritten!
Journey beyond the fabric of reality. Discover what it really takes to reshape your destiny! 💙📚
Don't miss out! Add it to your reading collection: www.vivianamberville.com#vivianamberville#booksky
What a lovely surprise to wake up to! ❤️
Thank you kindly for your golden words, dear Jordan! I'm enchanted to hear you enjoyed "The Weaver of Odds".
Looking especially forward to hearing your thoughts on "Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos"
Today I wrote an extensive Patreon article about the use of "pocket realities" in literature & film.
I have an example of pocket reality in my own writing. The epic dark fantasy series, Vivian Amberville is particularly teeming with them.
Patreon: bit.ly/4fu8fis#pocketrealities#vivianamberville
#Indiebooks in the Mail
Vivian Amberville: The Book of Chaos
By
Louise Blackwick
w/ #goodiebag
Available where you find it
Sorry, this came a few months ago, but I wasn't busy 🤷♂️
#writer#WritingCommunity#author#booksky#seer#books
My fellow Weavers and Chaos Weavers,
"Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos" finally releases today, in all formats & for all markets!
Info: www.patreon.com/posts/124992736
Vivian Amberville® is a bestselling EPIC DARK FANTASY book series about a girl with the power to twist reality.💙📚 #booksky
Little known fact about yours truly: Next to being a writer, I'm also an amateur #digital#artist.
This was my first digital painting (circa 2016).
It features Vivian Amberville & Kaap, the Hole-in-the-Wall beyond the fabric of reality. Both characters appear in my 1st novel, "The Weaver of Odds"
My #baywindow bench is my favourite cozy place to read, write, play guitar (and come up with wicked new ways to scare, inspire & squeeze tears from my readers). 🥰👹
Do you have a cozy nook of your own? A special creative corner? My fellow Weavers, show me where the magic happens! 💕❤️
#creativenook